Reversible window



Dec. 4, 1934. E, H. PANTER REVERSIBLE WINDOW 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May2, 1953 nvenior ZTwa/' 22H21@ `/qllorney DCC. 4, E. ||l PANTER 1,982,753

REVERS IBLE WINDOW- Filed May 2, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor llame yPatented Dec. 4, 1934 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,982,753 REVERSIBLEWINDOW Elmore Henry Panter, Louisville, Ky.k Application May 2, 1933,Serial No. 669,003 1 Claim. (Cl. 2li- 48) The present invention relatesto a window frame 5 so that the, inner frame may be rocked having adouble sash frame one rockable in the and reversed with respect to theouter frame. other so that the inner frame may be reversed The glasspane or the like 15, of course, is and the object of the inventionresides in the mounted in the inner frame 6 in any suitable provision of'weatherproof means for holding the manner. frames in normal positionyet permitting one Itis thought that the construction, operation, frameto be rocked with respect to the other. utility and advantages of thisinvention will Another very important object of the invennow be quiteapparent to those skilled in this tion resides in the provision of areversible winart without a more detailed description thereof. l0 dow ofthis nature which is simple in its' con- The present embodiment of theinvention has 65 struction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong beendescribed in considerable detail merely for and dll-Table, easy t0manlplllae, thOlOllghly efthe purposes o exemplication since in actualcient and reliable in use and otherwise well practice it attains thefeatures of advantage adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.enumerated as desirable in the statement of the With the above vandnumerous other objects invention and the above description.

in View as Will appear as the description pro- It will be apparent thatchanges in the details Ceeds, the invention COIlSStS in Certain HOVel ofconstruction, and in the combination and arfeatures of construction, andin the combination rangement of parts may be resorted to without andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter departing from the Spirit orscope of the nvenmore fully described and eemedtion as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any 75 j ln the dlWlgS of its advantages.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a window sash con- Having thus described myinvention, what 1 structed in accordance with my invention show- Claimas new is;

ing a POtOIl in Setol- In a reversible window, a sash including anFigure 2 iS hOI'ZOIllfal 560131011 taken SllbSIl- Outer frame and aninner frame pvoted Within 80 tiall'y on the line 2 2 0f Figure 1- saidouter frame; each frame having the sides Flsure 3 lss vertlcal sectlontaken Substanthereof integral one with the other at the eertlally 011the 1111 3-3 0f Figure 1, en d ners of the frame, said outer framehaving each Flgule 4 1S an enlarged detall SeCtlOn through of its sideshollow, and each of said sides hav- One fall 0f the SaShing a slot onits inner face, a thin ilat strip 85 Referring t0 the drawings in detailit Wm be housed within each of the said sides of the outer Seen tha? theSash Compnss al? Outer name 5 frame and provided on one face thereofwith a and. all :inner frame 6. The ralls Of the Outer bead projectablethrough Said Slot Springs ar... frame 5 are hollow and on their innerfaces are ranged in the houOWS of the Said Sides of the provided withlongitudinally extending slots 7. Said Outer frame and engaging Saidstrips im. Tqngues OT Stps 8 are mounted m SaldhOuOW yieldably retainingsaid strips against the slotmns of we frame 5 and have fomed thereon tedfaces of said sides, and said inner frame beads 9 prlectabl? through theSlots 7 for en' having on the inner faces of its rsides grooves gagement1n grooves 10 povlded- 0n the Outer with which said beads are engagedfor releasably faces of the rails oi the frame 6. Springs 11 areretaining the inner frame aga-mst swinging mounted m the mns of theframe 5 to {mpmge movement and to provide a weatherproof joint agamstthe Strips 9 im? normally Tgmg the between corresponding sides of theinner and beads into engagement with the grooves 10. The Outerframesframe 6 is provided with a pair of trunnons 14 ELMORE HENRYPANTER. on opposite sides thereof and journalled in the 100

